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Good Theater is the professional
company founded by Brian P. Allen and Stephen Underwood. The 2008-2009
season marks the company's seventth full season of operations. The St.
Lawrence Arts Center is the permanent home for Good Theater. Good Theater
received its 501c3 non-profit status in May 2003.
The goals for Good Theater are simple: We intend to do good theater.
We intend to present plays and musicals that showcase the best professional
talent we can find locally. We intend to present quality productions that
will fascinate, uplift and delight our audiences.
Board of Directors for Good Theater: Stephen Underwood, President; Rick
Perry, Treasurer; Dyonisia Giatas; Secretary, Robert Fish, Shireen Shahawy,
Diane York, Koren Sullivan & Tonia Nadzo Medd.
Volunteer Opportunities: People are needed to assist in a variety of
ways: usher, box-office, advertising, poster distribution, office, etc.
If you want to be a part of Good Theater, please contact us.
Brian
P. Allen (Executive & Artistic Director) - is the co-founder
of Good Theater. At Good Theater Brian has directed Ruthless! The Musical,
Souvenir, Rabbit Hole, Driving Miss Daisy, Into the Woods, Shakespeare
in Hollywood, Enchanted April, Drood, A Man of No Importance, Master Class,
Baby, Side by Side, Shirley Valentine, Little Me, Over the River and Charley's
Aunt. He has co-directed California Suite and Hay Fever.
He has appeared in Good Theater's productions of Side by Side by Sondheim,
California Suite and Barrymore. He is the co-producer/conceiver
and director for the touring show Oh Those Voices starring three
Broadway baritones. In addition to his theatrical work, Brian has created
and directed a number of symphony concerts for several Broadway stars
including Tony winner Debbie Gravitte and Tony nominees Mark Jacoby and
Nancy Opel among others. Brian has worked extensively for the Portland
Symphony Orchestra creating Pops concerts, directing Magic of Christmas
as well as adapting and directing the staged concert version of A Little
Night Music. Other favorite directing assignments include: Side Show,
Lend Me a Tenor, The Secret Garden, Forum, The Normal Heart, Torch Song
Trilogy and The Elephant Man. He began his theatrical career
at Maine State Music where he served as the general manager/managing director
for seven years. Periodically you can catch his performance on an episode
of the MTV show MADE. Brian is celebrating 26 years of working in the
theater. He is a proud member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers
theatrical union.
Stephen
Underwood (Technical Director/Production Manager) - was one of
the creators and performers of the musical Radical Radio, which
premiered in Maine and toured nationally for four years including an off-Broadway
run at Playhouse 91. He also co-wrote the musical Spellbound! for
the Theater Project and served as musical director and principal composer.
He has performed in a number of Good Theater productions including: Ruthless!
The Musical, Prelude To a Kiss, Barrymore, Little Me, Same Time Next Year,
Baby, A Man of No Importance, Charley's Aunt, The Dining Room, Edwin Drood
Hay Fever and Shakespeare in Hollywood. He has also performed
his solo show, The Big Picture in Portland, New York City, Santa
Fe and Seattle. As a musician and songwriter, he has released a CD and
scored a number of educational films and videos (Random House, Houghton
Mifflin), including a national award winner for Planned Parenthood.
When he has the spare time he writes for, and performs with The Maine
Hysterical Society, whose mission statement is "to preserve, promote
and provoke laughter."
Friends of the St. Lawrence Church
is a grass roots, non-profit corporation that was formed in 1996 to restore
the historic St. Lawrence Church. Restoration of the left half of the
building was completed in 2001. It now houses a beautiful, spacious, professionally
equipped 100 seat theater. The St. Lawrence Restoration Project and Arts
Center support four major goals:
- 1. Neighborhood
Revitalization
- 2. Community Development
- 3. Historic Preservation
- 4.
Arts and Cultural Activities
The venue is alive with entertainment almost every night of week: including
live music, theater, dance, comedy, cabaret, performance art and more.
For more information please visit the St. Lawrence Arts Center web site
at www.stlawrencearts.org.
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